LOUISBURG — At the specially called board meeting held on Tuesday, June 30, Franklin County Schools hired two new principals. Trenton Brown has been selected for Franklinton Middle School and Zachary Richards has been selected for the Creative Education Center, the district’s...

Scholarships awarded •Jordan Ramos of Raleigh, a graduate of Wakefield High School, is the recipient of a Barton W. Stone scholarship at Barton College. The renewable scholarship will cover $28,000 of tuition, divided into increments of $7,000 per year for four years. •Jayne...

WAKE FOREST — The Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce and Wake Technical Community College’s Small Business Center are bringing a free seminar to area business owners Aug. 12 on the advantages of using Google+ and Google Local for Business. Martin Brossman, a leading authority...

RALEIGH — Organic growers can apply for partial reimbursement of the cost of becoming certified or for recertification through a program offered by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Growers who are certified or recertified between Oct. 1, 2014, and Sept....